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Comedy about a recently retired adult film star, pregnant with the child of a dead rock star, who is drawn into intrigue by someone out of her past. Cast:Carla Gugino, Marley Shelton, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Kirk, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Malin AkermanDirector:Sebastian GutierrezRelease Date:March 11, 2011DVD Release:June 21, 2011From:Samuel GoldwynRating:RLength:1 hr 44 min
Elektra Luxx played in limited release to mixed reviews. • Peter Keough wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "...a porn satire that's neither satiric nor sexy." • And Stephanie Zacharek wrote for Movieline, "...buoyant, stealthily intelligent... Guiterrez may go for the broad joke, but never the cheap one... Gugino is an intelligent and supremely likable actress..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: WEAK "...flat, quasi-Almodóvarian... Mystifyingly zany... the sequel to the 2009 film 'Women in Trouble'... has some scattered witty notions, but it is not funny."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 413 words, 03/11/11
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...overwritten... thinks its more wry than it is.... Carla Gugino is having a ball, but every scene feels like an oh-so-arch one-act."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 85 words, 03/11/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...has a playful, breezy sexiness... writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez is, in the most delightful, respectful sense of the term, a true ladies' man."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 356 words, 03/11/11
Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...seems to be reaching for Robert Altman territory. Instead of offering many intriguing stories, though, it can't come up with even one."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 143 words, 03/11/11
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a good time, even if Gutierrez lacks the narrative and syntactical muscle to pull off the sex-positive Tarantino-esque farce he seems to be after."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 03/09/11
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...does a lot of winking and teasing.... a safe, borderline-nonsense movie... Gutierrez flirts with humor and film noir in blips of inspiration."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 566 words, 03/11/11
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: WEAK(cg) "Some of the characters are appealing, some of the acting is highly skilled, sometimes there's a funny line or two, but it never adds up to anything..."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 331 words, 03/11/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (7 Reviews)
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a good time, even if Gutierrez lacks the narrative and syntactical muscle to pull off the sex-positive Tarantino-esque farce he seems to be after."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 03/09/11
Eric Eisenberg, Cinema Blend: MODERATE(cg) "...a disorganized hodgepodge. As a result the audience is challenged to try and keep up with everything and organize it in their own heads..."(See all of Eric Eisenberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 03/11/11
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE(cg) "Gutiérrez joins the ranks of directors who have employed their wives or loved ones as sex objects in their pictures.... a porn satire that's neither satiric nor sexy."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 164 words, 03/10/11
Scott Tobias, AV Club: MODERATE(cg) "From the Department Of Unnecessary Sequels... squanders a great, absurdly sexy cast... It's hard to fathom the point of 'Elektra Luxx'..."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 341 words, 03/10/11
Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: EXCELLENT(cg) "...buoyant, stealthily intelligent... Guiterrez may go for the broad joke, but never the cheap one... Gugino is an intelligent and supremely likable actress..."(See all of Stephanie Zacharek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 812 words, 03/08/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: WEAK "...flat, quasi-Almodóvarian... Mystifyingly zany... the sequel to the 2009 film 'Women in Trouble'... has some scattered witty notions, but it is not funny."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 413 words, 03/11/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...has a playful, breezy sexiness... writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez is, in the most delightful, respectful sense of the term, a true ladies' man."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 356 words, 03/11/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...despite the fine thesping, the whole amounts to less than the sum of its parts.... One wishes that such ensemble excellence had been expended on a worthier script."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 524 words, 03/10/11
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "At its best when playing for banter-based laughs... More wit tumbles from the screenplay than is required in a film built so solidly around (PG-worthy) T&A..."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 388 words, 03/08/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...has a playful, breezy sexiness... writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez is, in the most delightful, respectful sense of the term, a true ladies' man."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 356 words, 03/11/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: WEAK "...flat, quasi-Almodóvarian... Mystifyingly zany... the sequel to the 2009 film 'Women in Trouble'... has some scattered witty notions, but it is not funny."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 413 words, 03/11/11
18.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Elektra Luxx's reviews are separated by an average 18.6 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Elektra Luxx (15 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Elektra Luxx's reviews cover 15.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,508 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 367 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 15.2 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Elektra Luxx's reviews on average broke 15.2 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Elektra Luxx's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Elektra Luxx (15 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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